Category: archives
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Cardinals qualify
LHS makes playoffs by edging HoVal, then lose four in a row after deadline. By: Tim Falls The Lawrence High School varsity baseball game only won one of its last five games. It was still enough to clinch a spot in the NJSIAA Group IV Central Jersey Tournament. A 5-4 victory over Hopewell Valley last…
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Things parents should know as prom and graduation approach
GUEST OPINION By Sheryl Stone and Cherie Campbell Congratulations Class of 2006! Graduation and all the accompanying festivities are about to begin! Recent headlines in the Hopewell Valley News have drawn our attention to the problem of underage drinking. In fact, at a meeting being held today, community leaders, parents and students are talking about…
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MHS diamond teams wait for state brackets
MUSTANG ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl Some losses may not hurt in the division standings, but they could make an impact on where a team is seeded in the Central Jersey Group 1 playoffs. Manville High’s baseball and softball teams have dropped several non-division games recently. While those setbacks haven’t hurt the Mustangs in their quest…
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Hopewell Valley police, school officials say 6/6/06 gun talk is not true
CHS principal told parents Tuesday about a "rumor circulating in the school community about a student bringing a gun to school on June 6" By John Tredrea Hopewell Township police say there "is not one scintilla of truth to the rumor" that an unidentified Hopewell Valley Central High School student plans to bring a gun…
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Raiders dethroned in county softball final
Team falls a run short in title defense By: Rudy Brandl BRIDGEWATER The run is over, but the defending champs sure went down with quite a fight. Hillsborough High’s softball players left North Branch Park disappointed but with their heads held high after suffering a tough 2-1 loss to Montgomery in Saturday night’s…
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Bulldogs wait on rainy weather
BOYS TENNIS By: John Molaro One thing that a competitive team wants to do after a tough loss is to get back into action and get that bad taste out of the way. Unfortunately for the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys’ tennis squad, Mother Nature didn’t cooperate. Following last Friday’s 4-1 setback at Colonial…
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NEHS boys’ track repeats as Freedom champs
First all boys team repeats as division champs By: Kyle Moylan When most coaches start with a team, they are either worrying about building a program or continuing its excellence. When Sam Palumbo started with the New Egypt High School boys’ track team, however, he was more focused on just keeping it going. Actually, boys’…
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Nearly no misses for McCummings
LHS junior takes second in high jump. By: Tim Falls Lawrence junior Kevin McCummings liked his chances midway through the boys high jump final at the Mercer County high school track championships at Steinert last Saturday. McCummings sailed through the competition, clearing six feet, two inches, without a fault. McCummings took second place to Trenton’s…
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Student seeks smoke free parks
During the Township Council meeting on May 9, Crossroads North Middle School student, Brandon Wildemuth, presented a petition that calls for a smoking ban in township parks. By: Joseph Harvie Brandon Wildemuth is concerned about the effects of secondhand smoke on children. So concerned that the 12-year-old got 147 of his fellow Crossroads North Middle…
